Yang Hyun-jong finally joined the American professional baseball major league.



The Texas team announced a move to their squad ahead of their home game against the Los Angeles Angels at Globe Life Field. They signed a major league contract with left-handed pitcher Yang Hyun-jong, who was at the alternate training site, and sent outfielder Leodi Taberas to the alternate training site.



He also moved first baseman and outfielder Ronald Guzman from a 10-day wounded list to a 60-day wounded list.



MLB.com, the official website of the major leagues, reported that "Yang Hyun-jong is wearing a Texas uniform and is waiting for his major league debut in this game."



Yang Hyun-jong is waiting in the bullpen from the Angels.



Yang Hyeon-jong's uniform number was assigned to number 36.



In the Texas Spring Camp where I participated as an invited player, I ran 68.



In the KBO League KIA Tigers, the tie number was 54.



Yang Hyun-jong left KIA and signed a split contract in February (a contract that differentiates salaries according to major and minor league status) and joined Texas Spring Camp.



In the spring camp, Yang Hyun-jong participated in five demonstration games, scored 10 innings, 12 hits, 6 runs (average ERA 5.40), and 10 strikeouts.



Yang Hyun-jong accompanied him to Texas' three away games this season as a'Taxi Squad'.



The Taxi Squad is a system newly established for the prevention of Corona 19, and is a reserve player who takes them to the expedition.



At home, I waited for a major league call-up at an alternate training ground.



On the 8th, Yang Hyun-jong appeared as a starting pitcher for the Texas reserve team in a practice match with the minor league reserve team under the Houston Astros on the 8th.



Yang Hyun-jong received a call from the big leagues due to the fact that the bullpen pitcher was consumed by Japanese starter Gohei Arihara's sluggish pitch the day before, while he was not given a chance due to an unexpected blow from the Texas starter.



When Hyun-jong Yang debuts, he will be the fourth Korean-born player in Texas, following Park Chan-ho (2002-2005), Choo Shin-soo (2014-2020), and Rob Lepsnyder (2020).



The second pitcher after Park Chan-ho, and unfamiliar outfielder Lepsnyder (30, Korean name Kim Jeong-tae) was born in Seoul and adopted into an American family. I did.



(Photo = Getty Image Korea)